Pan greasing brush



June 15, 1943. I J. M. WILDE 2,321,961

PAN- GREASING BRUSH Filed April 21', 1941 Inventor 7 A 7 JwwMVM/dvPatented June 15, 1943 UNITED STATE-s PATENT OFFICE- 2,321,961 PAN GitE- ASING BRUSH James M. Wilde, Philadelphia, Pa. Application AprilZl,1941, Serial No. 389,657 Claims; (01. 15-128) The present inventionrelates to new and useful improvements in fountain brushes designedprimarily for use in greasing baking pans and the like, and has for itsprimary object to provide a brush of this character adapted to moreeffectively enter the corners of the pan for properly greasing the same.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a brush mountingincluding a substantially conical cap having a plurality of brushsections mounted therein adapted for engaging the bottom of the pan, thebrushes projecting'in diverging relation and adapted for spreading intothe corners of the pan when the pan is placedin position on the brush,and also to provide means for easily and quickly detachably securing aplurality of brushes on the brush mounting for wiping. against the sidewalls of the pan during the greasingoperation. A still further object isto provide a device of this character of simple and practicalconstruction, which is efficient and reliable in performance, relativelyinexpensive to manufacture and otherwise well adapted for the purposesfor which the same is intended.

,Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing forming part hereof, wherein likenumerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which- Figure 1 is aside elevational view,

Figure 2 is a similar view with the side brushes removed and with thecap detached from the mounting,

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view, and

Figure 4 is a top plan view.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, where- ,in for the purpose ofillustration I have dis- 'closed a preferred embodiment of theinvention, the numeral 5 designates a brush mounting generally whichincludes upper and lower brush supporting plates 8 and 1 respectively,connected by a grease feed tube 8. The peripheral edges of the plates 6and l are provided with alined slots 9 disposed vertically and adaptedfor receiving the substantially rectangular-shaped brush heads Ill withthe bristles ll of the brush projecting radially from the mounting andextending in a vertical position.

The brush is preferably constructed with three sets of the verticallyextending brushes l0 and the brushes are connected by a coil spring l2to yieldably maintain the heads of the brushes in the slots 9.

On top of the plate 6 is a conical cap I l3- pr0- vided with a shortpipe l3 fittedin the upper end of the tube 8 and secured thereto by aset screw l3", the cap being preferably constructed of a plasticmaterial and within which three sets of bristles M are embedded, withthe bristles extending substantially at right angles to the surface ofthe cap and with their outer ends in diverging relation. Likewise, theouter ends of the bristles taper into a substantially pointed extremityas indicated at Hi. The sets of bristles l4 likewise are positionedbetween the vertically extending brushes I0.

To the under side of the lower plate is secured a socket l6 adapted forconnection with a grease supply pipe (not shown) the grease being forcedunder pressure through the tube 8 and outwardly through the pasage llformed in the top of the cap l3. Likewise the surface of the cap I3 isformed with channels I8 leading from the passage ll toward the verticalbrushes H).

In using the device, the bread pans are placed over the brush assembly,thus causing a spreading of the brushes l4 against the bottom of the panand into the corners thereof. At the same time, the vertically extendingbrushes Ill serve to wipe against the side walls of the pan and byarranging the brushes H1 in substantially triangular form in crosssection, as shown to advantage in Figures 3 and 4 of the drawing, thebristles ll of the brushes Ill are adapted to also enter the corners ofthe pan to efiectively grease all portions of the pan.

The loose mounting of the brushes Ill in the slots 9 enable the brushesbe easily and quickly removed and replaced when desired.

It is believed the details of construction, advantages and manner of useof the device will be readily understood from the foregoing withoutfurther detailed explanation.

Having'thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. A pan greasing brush comprising a mounting having a conduit extendingtherethrough, one end of the mounting being adapted for attaching to agrease supply pipe and the other end of the mounting having a greasedischarge port, a plurality of groups of bristles secured in divergingrelation to the mounting at its end adjacent the discharge port socketsat circumferentially spaced points on the sides of the mounting and aplurality of brush units secured in said sockets, said brush unitsextending longitudinally of the mounting and projecting radiallytherefrom.

2. A pan greasing brush comprising a pair of circular plates, a greasefeed tube connecting the plates in spaced relation, means carried by oneof the plates for attaching to a grease supply pipe, a cap on the otherplate having a discharge port communicating with the tube, outwardlydiverging groups of bristles secured to the cap, alined sockets in theedges of the plates and brushes having heads removably positioned insaid sockets;

3. A pan greasing brush comprising a pair of circular plates, a greasefeed tube connecting the plates in spaced relation, means carried by oneof the plates for attaching to a grease supply pipe, a cap on the otherplate having a discharge port communicating with the tube, outwardlydiverging groups of bristles secured to the cap, alined sockets in theedges of the plates, brushes having heads removably positioned inthesockets and spring mean said brushes.

connecting the heads of 20 l. A pan greasing brush comprising a pair ofcircular plates, a grease feed tube connecting the plates in spacedrelation, means carried by one of the plates for attaching to a greasesupply pipe, a conical cap of plastic material carried by the otherplate and having a discharge port communicating with the tube, aplurality of groups of bristles projecting from the surface of the capin diverging relation and a plurality of brushes attached in spacedrelation to the edges of the plates. i

5. A pan greasing brush comprising a core "having a feed passage thereinfor discharging grease at one end of the core, brush units projecting indiverging relation at said discharge end of the core and brush unitsextending longitudinally at the sides of the core and arranged intriangular cross-sectional relation with respect to the core andlongitudinally between the firstnamed brush units.

' JAMES Mv WILDE.

